Canada vs Ireland, 21st Match, Group A at Benoni, , Apr 06 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
21st Match, Group A, Benoni, April 06, 2009, ICC World Cup Qualifiers
(41/50 ov, T:221) 223/4

Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
84* (100)
eoin-morgan
New
IRE
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end of over 417 runs
IRE: 223/4CRR: 5.43 
Kevin O'Brien89 (104b 9x4 1x6)
Eoin Morgan84 (100b 10x4 1x6)
Rizwan Cheema 4-0-21-0
40.6
4
Cheema to K O'Brien, FOUR runs

drives straight down the ground for the win by 6 wickets and still unbeaten

40.5
2
Cheema to K O'Brien, 2 runs

full on the off, drives past the cover, sweeper round to cut off

40.4
Cheema to K O'Brien, no run

full, touch over pitched as he goes for the yorker, dug out to cover

40.3
Cheema to K O'Brien, no run

stroked into the covers

40.2
1
Cheema to Morgan, 1 run

gets forward on the leg side, nudges wide of the midwicket

40.1
Cheema to Morgan, no run
end of over 408 runs
IRE: 216/4CRR: 5.40 RRR: 0.50
Kevin O'Brien83 (100b 8x4 1x6)
Eoin Morgan83 (98b 10x4 1x6)
Sunil Dhaniram 7-0-33-0
39.6
2
Dhaniram to K O'Brien, 2 runs
39.5
1
Dhaniram to Morgan, 1 run

uses his feet, flicks firmly to the on side, good fielding by the man from deep midwicket

39.4
Dhaniram to Morgan, no run

drives straight at cover

39.3
4
Dhaniram to Morgan, FOUR runs

reverse sweep, and again he gets it perfect, races away past short fine leg

39.2
1
Dhaniram to K O'Brien, 1 run

gets forward, standing tall he clips that wide long on

39.1
Dhaniram to K O'Brien, no run

defends to the bowler

end of over 393 runs
IRE: 208/4CRR: 5.33 RRR: 1.18
Eoin Morgan78 (95b 9x4 1x6)
Kevin O'Brien80 (97b 8x4 1x6)
Rizwan Cheema 3-0-14-0
38.6
Cheema to Morgan, no run

round the wicket still, angled into the pads, pushed to the on side

38.5
1
Cheema to K O'Brien, 1 run

drives down the ground to long off

38.4
Cheema to K O'Brien, no run

defends to the on side

38.3
1lb
Cheema to Morgan, 1 leg bye

angled into the pads, squirts away to square leg

38.2
Cheema to Morgan, no run

round the wicket, stroked back at the bowler

38.1
1
Cheema to K O'Brien, 1 run

firmly drives down the ground, long off in to cut off

end of over 389 runs
IRE: 205/4CRR: 5.39 RRR: 1.33
Kevin O'Brien78 (94b 8x4 1x6)
Eoin Morgan78 (92b 9x4 1x6)
Sunil Dhaniram 6-0-25-0
37.6
1
Dhaniram to K O'Brien, 1 run

gets one just outside off, gets across and gently runs it to long on

37.5
1
Dhaniram to Morgan, 1 run

well forward, soft hands that to cover for a quick run

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TEAMMWLPTNRR
IRE752100.689
CAN74380.687
KENYA74380.035
NED74380.025
SCOT7346-0.140
AFG7346-0.209
UAE7346-1.080
NAM7254-0.079
Group A
TEAMMWLPTNRR
IRE550101.492
CAN54181.490
SCOT5326-0.318
NAM5142-0.506
UGA5142-0.928
OMA5142-1.144
Group B
TEAMMWLPTNRR
KENYA54181.683
NED54180.557
UAE5418-0.131
AFG5234-0.278
BER5142-0.441
DEN5050-1.341